Ennis | |
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![]() Abandoned elementary school | |
Coordinates: 37°22′33″N 81°23′34″W / 37.37583°N 81.39278°W | |
Country | United States |
State | West Virginia |
County | McDowell |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
GNIS feature ID | 1554404[1] |
Ennis is an unincorporated community in McDowell County, West Virginia, United States. Ennis lies on U.S. Route 52, west of Switchback.
The community most likely was named after a local family.[2] The town of Ennis was named after Joanna Ennis McQuail, wife of coal operator William Mcquail. The McQuail family owned Ennis Coal Company as well as Turkey Gap Coal Company (source, Helen McQuail, great grand daughter of William and Joanna McQuail)
See also
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ennis, West Virginia
- ^ Kenny, Hamill (1945). West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains. Piedmont, WV: The Place Name Press. p. 231.